Cruising Colorado with Tom Gosnell

Last year Tom Gosnell produced a great collection of routes from Arizona, for a nice neat little collection highlighting the stunning desert and this week’s collection will not disappoint.

Colorado is a STUNNING place to ride a bike and we cannot recommend Dillon Reservoir Loop enough. Scenic with a few easy climbs, it’s a real visual feast.

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DILLON RESERVOIR LOOP

This is an early autumn ride around the Dillon Reservoir. The loop is mostly on a bike path with lots of swoops and turns and short ups and downs. Look for the changing colors of the aspen trees. The loop does go over Swan Mountain providing picturesque Rocky Mountain views. The 2.5 mile climb up Swan Mountain is not too difficult but is enough to get the blood flowing.

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29.53km
DISTANCE
01:14:12
DURATION
340m
ELEVATION

MINERAL BELT TRAIL

This is an early autumn ride around the town of Leadville, Colorado--home of the Leadville 100 mountain bike race. The trail travels through aspen groves and conifer forests with many open vistas along the way. To simulate Leadville's 10,000+ feet of elevation, hold your breath while you do this ride. Just kidding!

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18.69km
DISTANCE
00:46:55
DURATION
226m
ELEVATION

FRISCO TO VAIL PASS

A nice ride in the Colorado mountains as the aspen trees are reaching their peak Fall colors. The ride starts with a steady climb up Ten Mile Canyon from Frisco to Copper and then continues up to Vail Pass. The climb to Vail Pass has a number of steep pitches to put a little hurt in the legs. After a spin around the Interstate rest area, it is all downhill back to the start of the ride.

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37.21km
DISTANCE
01:43:15
DURATION
443m
ELEVATION